Deal temporarily ends government shutdown

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Deal temporarily ends government shutdown

By Steven Gagliano

President Trump has announced a deal to temporarily reopen the government after the 35-day shutdown. 

The deal will reopen the government until February 15, but Trump suggested that if no funding for a border...

Local students selected for United States Senate Youth Program

WLBT-TV Jackson 

Local students selected for United States Senate Youth Program

By Morgan Howard and ShaCamree Gowdy

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Cadet Col. Ruben Banks from Jim Hill High School and Kennedy Guest, a student at Brandon High School, have been selected for the 2019 United States...

Changes announced for Senate, House ag committees

High Plains Journal

Changes announced for Senate, House ag committees

By Larry Dreiling

With the recent start of the 116th Congress, House and Senate leaders have announced the memberships of their committees.

Notable is the absence of Rep. Frank Lucas, R-OK, on the House Agriculture...